Abelli assumed the chairman’s role from Thomas J. Teuten, who retired from the board upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 72.

Abelli, 54, is a certified public accountant, a consulting chief financial officer, and the director of administration of Stars, a nonprofit early education and youth development organization based in Weymouth.

Independent Bank Corp., which has Rockland Trust Co. as its wholly owned commercial bank subsidiary, has about $5 billion in assets.